To browse Academia. Many sport-related injuries involve muscle and joint-tissues such as tendons and ligaments. Clinicians may be understandably reticent to treat such musculoskeletal injuries with systemic analgesics and might opt for topical analgesics for localized rather than systemic pain relief.
It has been available as an over-thecounter natural massage or comfort oil in Europe for over a decade and has recently become available in the United States. This paper reviews several pilot trials conducted in Europe and other reports involving the use of this topical analgesic in top athletes. Competitive athletes are frequently injured, sometimes severely, and typically cope well with pain. Thus, this population is an important one for the evaluation of a topical analgesic product.
The essential oxygen oil worked well and was well tolerated. Topical analgesics may play an increasingly important role in managing acute and chronic pain as acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and opioid drugs come under heightened scrutiny.
This article reviews studies about essential oxygen oil, a topical over-the-counter OTC analgesic new to the American market but available for many years in Europe. These studies found the novel essential oxygen oil to be safe and effective in a variety of acute and chronic pain syndromes as well as being well tolerated with few side effects. Its mechanism of action is not understood and further study is warranted.
Essential oxygen oil is safe and effective for the treatment of pain associated with many common conditions, including tendinopathy, arthritis, sprains, and others. It represents an important alternative to other treatments nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, menthol, camphor for managing mild to moderate acute and chronic pain. Several clinical trials of this oil will be reviewed.
